Food Crops Intensification
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Food Crops Intensification Project - Phase II
The project focuses on an area where 95 per cent of the people depend on agriculture as their main source of livelihood and where one third of the population is involved in seasonal migration to the capital city of Port-au-Prince and to the Dominican Republic. Farm families have six members on average, and 90 per cent of the farms consist of less than 4 ha. Food production per capita is inadequate.
- strengthen the capacity of grass-roots organizations
- provide financial support to community initiatives
- improve the access of poor rural people to decentralized financial services on a sustainable basis
As part of its efforts to strengthen grass-roots organizations, the project includes intensive literacy and training programmes.